Mark Two to bounce back

New Zealand-trained four-year-old Mark Two will contest the Australian Turf Club Handicap (2000m) at Rosehill today with connections confident the daughter of Pins can return to her best. Prepared by Stephen Marsh for Go Racing, Mark Two was a strong winner at Gosford last month before disappointing when ninth at Randwick last start. “Secondup she took off a bit early and she just battled,” Go Racing principal Albert Bosma said. “However, after the race she came up in lumps and bumps like hives everywhere, so she can’t have been feeling 100 per cent.